Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
One of the more infamous cancelled games out there is Starcraft: Ghost — an ostensible third-person shooter in development in the early ’00s. And now a playable iteration of the Xbox version has leaked online, as discovered by several YouTube users. While not a clean build of the game (it…
Please note: This article was originally written in 2017 for Valentine’s Day, so certain elements may pertain to happenings during that year. The sentiments, however, are timeless! Ah, Valentine’s Day once again, and that means love is in the air. In the wide worlds of Nintendo there’ve been plenty of…
The Sega Ages line on Switch is getting a pair of sequels that one-upped their predecessors in almost every way. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Puyo Puyo 2 are everything a followup needs to be, and now they’re receiving that same, loving M2 treatment. Sonic 2 will see the drop…
The Mother Original Soundtrack that commemorates the 30th anniversary release of the game has just launched in Japan, and we were lucky enough to have our copy of it arrive today. Featuring a variety of tracks from numerous artists, the vinyl is the first edition of its kind, making it…
While the Mother series has been dormant in the gaming space in recent years outside of ports of Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings to various platforms, the series has continued to see merchandise from creator Shigesato Itoi’s company Hobonichi Shinbun. Chief among this merch is books and journals adorned with the…
While Sonic the Hedgehog became an icon on Genesis and Alex Kidd made his mark on the Master System, Sega had an even older mascot — and he’s finally joining his younger brothers in the Ages line on Switch. Fantasy Zone and its sentient spaceship lead Opa-Opa were pioneers in…
Kirby Air Ride might be one of the more unique entrants in the series, yet it (and its City Trial mode) are still much loved in the right circles. That’s why I’m excited to see that Nintendo has filed a trademark for Kirby Air Ride in Japan as of January…
When it comes to supporting legacy systems, Nintendo of Japan goes all-out. Repairs were offered for the original Famicom from its launch in 1983 through to 2007, for example. The Wii has been in a similar boat, but support will soon be ending there, too. As announced via Nintendo of…
Nintendo was recently awarded a favorable ruling in a federal court case, and it seems there may be more to it: according to a Nintendo Life statement made by an IP attorney to the publication, the ruling should serve as “a warning to patentees.” Ryan Meyer, an attorney who works…
Have you ever wondered what a Game Boy would look like crossed over with Overwatch themes. Well, wonder no more. Rakan Khamash, an artist from Blizzard, created these incredible images. These pieces are incredibly creative, and bring back so many memories for me. My favorite one is the orange and…
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Nintendo console prototypes have a way of slinking into future designs — for example, the 3DS wasn’t the company’s first foray into attempted 3D, as the GameCube was going to feature that functionality (and, well, there was the Virtual Boy too…), but who would have thought that the Wii U’s…
